--- In [email protected], Roy Inman <rinphoto@...> wrote:
>
> Your point is well taken , and I understand it philosophically.
>
> Regarding trains, however, my simple mind defines ³modern era,² as whenever
> steam went away and we were left with all diesels on the main lines. Never
> mind the odd steam specials and excursions such as the 844, 3985, 261 and
> theme park engines.
>
> When I finish my new layout it will cover an even more elusive target: the
> ³transition era² which will include steam AND diesel. Heck, on my web site
> www.unionstationphotos.com, I have a photo of the 844 at Union Station
> Kansas City with Amtrak, a line of UP yellow passenger cars and several
> excursion end cars parked on the house tracks at the time. And that was
> 2000-something. Using that photo as a prototype go-by, I could, in theory,
> put a 1/64th Prius in the shot (if I could find one) and be technically
> correct. Sheesh, you¹re right. It IS a moving target :)
>
> Roy
>
If you REALLY want to muddy the waters... Locomotives like the Tornado and
Leviathan ARE modern locomotives.:-) They just look old, but use current
materials, current constuction techniques, current safety appliances and must
comply with current standards.
Oh, what a tangled world wide web...
Rich G(ajnak)
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